GSBMS Celebrates Renaming and Welcomes New Students

A bright, sunny summer day ushered in the first official class of the newly renamed GSBMS on August 11 with a celebration luncheon. NYMC leadership and faculty were on hand to greet the incoming class of M.S. and Ph.D. students including members of the clinical sciences laboratory, dental linker program and accelerated master’s program cohorts. Read the full article and view the photo gallery.

City of White Plains Youth Bureau Gets Insightful Look at NYMC

Members of the City of White Plains Youth Bureau got a unique, close-up look at various aspects of what it’s like to be a student in health sciences during visits to NYMC on July 25 and 27. The NYMC community came together to give the young visitors an in-depth understanding of all the career paths the world of health sciences can offer. Read the full article and view the photo gallery.

Join NYMC and TU for 21st COVID-19 Symposium on August 23

NYMC and TU are set to host the 21st COVID-19 Symposium on Tuesday, August 23, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The webinar will cover a host of topics including designing vaccines to keep up with virus mutations; the new Novavax vaccine; the history of vaccines and vaccinology; prescriptions for Nirmatelvir/Ritnovir (Paxlovid), Molnupiravir (Lagevrio) and monoclonal antibodies; and sending children back to school in the fall. Questions may be submitted to Covid19updates@touro.edu. Please register in advance.

Sabrina Martinez, GSBMS Class of 2023, Is Building a Foundation in Basic Sciences With Dreams of Medical School

Sabrina Martinez, GSBMS Class of 2023 and president of the GSA, was introduced to medicine at a young age, where she would visit her mother at her work and see first-hand the workings of an oncology clinic. With an end goal of becoming a physician, Ms. Martinez is dedicated to developing a deep understanding of the basic sciences as she pursues her master’s degree—all while being very involved in student life at NYMC. Read the full Q&A with Ms. Martinez.

Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the SHSP and vice president of government affairs, was named a 2022 Notable Health Care Leader by Crain’s New York for consummate leadership, pioneering accomplishments, ability to adjust to crises and a commitment to mentoring.

Esther L. Sabban, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, was a member of the organizing committee for the 24th International Symposium on Regulatory Peptides, that took place August 1-5 at the University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom. She presented a lecture, “Preclinical Studies in a PTSD Model with Males and Females,” which was co-authored with, Lidia Serova, Ph.D., research associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, M.D./Ph.D. candidate Roxanna J. Nahvi, Ph.D. candidate Arax Tanelian and Chiso Nwokafor, Ph.D. ’20. Dr. Sabban also chaired the session, “Critical Pathways for Peptide-based Drug Development: Recent Progress.”

The School of Medicine Office of Admissions is seeking interviewers for the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) 2022-23 interview season. 

As part of the series of celebrations in honor of Touro University’s 50th anniversary, attendees will hear from renowned leaders in biotechnology, incubators and accelerators, and biomedical research. Register here.